Nonstop flight route between Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland and Altenrhein, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK), Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), Altenrhein, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,544 miles (or 4,095 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Niaqornaarsuk Heliport and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Niaqornaarsuk Heliport and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QMK / BGNK |
Airport Name: | Niaqornaarsuk Heliport |
Location: | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°14'53"N by 52°52'48"W |
Area Served: | Niaqornaarsuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from QMK |
More Information: | QMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACH / LSZR |
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Location: | Altenrhein, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'7"N by 9°33'39"E |
Area Served: | St. Gallen, Switzerland and Lake Constance |
Elevation: | 1306 feet (398 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACH |
More Information: | ACH Maps & Info |
Facts about Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK):
- The furthest airport from Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,530 miles (16,946 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Niaqornaarsuk Heliport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at Niaqornaarsuk Heliport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Niaqornaarsuk Heliport (QMK) is Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WSW of QMK.
Facts about St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH):
- The airport features a small passenger terminal building and some apron and hangar stands for aircraft such as the Embraer 170, business jets or general aviation planes such as the Cessna 172.
- In addition to being known as "St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport", another name for ACH is "People's Business Airport".
- The furthest airport from St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (meaning St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,394 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of ACH.
- St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) has 2 runways.
- The nearest bigger airport is Friedrichshafen Airport in Germany, on the opposite side of Lake Constance to the northwest by ferry).
- The paved, eastbound runway 10 is equipped with an Instrument landing system.